201207776 六、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種加油系統，尤指一種提供自助加 服務之加油系統。 '由 【先前技術】201207776 VI. Description of the Invention: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a fueling system, and more particularly to a fueling system that provides self-service and service. 'by prior art
目前全天候營業的加油站多集中於都會區域，而在例 如市郊、鄉村、觀光風景區等較偏遠、或人口較少的地區， 加油站多半僅於白天營業，因此對於消費者來說，若需於 加油站的非營業時間加油，則造成相當的困擾。習知=有 加油站提供消費者可進行全自助加油的加油機台，僅需持 信用卡即可使用提供有全自助加油服務的加油機進行加 油，因此全天皆可使用加油服務而不受營業時間的限制。 但習知的自助加油機台，必須以信用卡付款，對於沒有信 用卡的消費者來說仍舊無法進行自助加油，再者，習知提 $全自助加油的加油機僅能提供二聯式發票而非三聯式發 票，其上無法打入統一編號及車牌號碼，因此對於_般公 司行號需要報帳的消費者來說亦無法使用此服務。另外， 對於不热悉自助加油服務的消費者來說，可能發生因為拿 錯油搶而導致例如在柴油車中加入汽油等意外，重者可能 使得車輛引擎嚴重損壞而無法修復。 t明人爰因於此，本於積極發明之精神，亟思一種以 曰慧卡白可進行自助加油之「自助加油系統」，幾經研究 實驗終至完成此項嘉惠世人之發明。 201207776 【發明内容】 鑒於上述習知的自助加油系統仍有改善 係提供以—卡片即可進行自助加油«之自助加油= :本:明之:特色，本發明係提出—種自助=系 .^ 路由$，至少—卡片词服器，係'經由網路連 从程序料以理細對狀"^之認證以及付 執程序，-中央他器，係經由縣連線連接至 各！品之油價資訊；至少一加油機台，係提供以 卡片進仃自助加油之服務，卡片係為_智慧卡該等加 油機台係透過路由器連接至網路連線以與該等卡片 =央旬服器相連接；以及一端點飼服器，係透過該路 由益連接至該等加油機台並經由網路連線與中央 連接’用以儲存中央伺服器所提供之各油品之油價資訊， 以供該等加油機台進行存取。 【實施方式】 為能讓讀者更瞭解本發明之技術内容，特舉較佳實施 例說明如下，請先參照圖丨，圖'本發明_較佳實施例: 自助加油系統之示意圖’該系統包括至少-加油機台卜一 端點伺服器2、一路由器3、一中央飼服器4'以及至少一卡 片伺服器5，其中加油機台丨可由一前端裝置丨〇與一加油機 1】所組成，前端裝置】0係連接至加油機丨丨以對其進行控 制；該等加油機台！係透過路由器3連接至網路連線以^ 201207776 中央祠服器4以及該等卡片伺服器5相連接，端點词服器2 係透ϋ路由益3連接至網路連線，以與中央词服器4相連 接。該等加油機⑸係提供以—卡片進行自助加油之服務， 二中卡片係、為-智慧卡；端點飼服器2用以儲存及管理各油 之油價資訊’以供該等加油機⑸進行存取；中央伺服器 4用以提供各油品之油價資訊；該等卡片伺服器5用以處理 其所對應的卡片的認證以及付款程序。 # 當使用者將用以付款的卡片插入加油機台】，加油機 ^讀取卡片以進行認證，若認證通過則提供自助加油服 ’使用者始得進行加油程序，其中用以付款的卡片可為 k用卡、或例如悠遊卡或icash等電子錢包形式的智慧卡。 =用者：成加油程序時’加油機台丨係對卡片執行付款程 入二？Γ人加油的發票；當中，加油機台丨更供使用者輸 ..編號或車牌號碼，以由其列印於發票上；加油機台1 ::使用者輸入以設定—上限容量、或一上限金額以： 已出油的油品總量已達使用者所設定的上限容量、或，r 已達使用者所設定的上限金額時即停止發油。 加更提供使用者_優惠服務其係、包括 =、卡片點數以及兒換券之選項以供使用者自行選擇. 數：的：！市面上的信用卡或電子錢包多具有例如紅利點 專的卡片點數，其可儲存於卡片所對 ^或直她 ㈣’則“油機台丨對卡片執行付款: 的應付金額直接扣除-折扣金額。若使用者選擇;::： 201207776 優惠服務，則加油機台1於完成卡片的付款程序之後列印一 兒換券，並同時透過路由器3、經由網路連線發送一兒換券 資訊至中央伺服器4以由其進行處理；而當使用者以兒換券 於提供兒換服務的商家進行兒換時，商家係將兒換券上的 資訊傳送至中央舰ϋ4，中央伺服器4接收並進行比對以 確認兒換券是否未曾使用，若未曾使用則傳送—確認資訊 至商家以完成兒換程序。若使用者選擇卡片點數的優惠服 務，當卡片點數係儲存於卡片所對應的一卡片伺服器5時， 卡片伺服器5係於完成卡片的付款程序之後，即將卡片所對 應的卡片點數修改為增加—回饋點數；當卡片點數係記錄 於卡片上時’加油機台丨係於完成卡片的付款程序後，將其 卡片點數修改為增加一回饋點數。中央伺服器4更提供油價 ^扣、卡片點數及兒換券之資訊、以及更新的各油品的油 價資訊，並經由網路連線、透過路由器3將資訊傳送至端點 词服器2以由其進行儲存及管理，並供該等加油機台】讀取。 請參照圖2Α，圖2Α係本發明一較佳實施例之自助加油 W之加油機台1之示意圖。如圖2Α所示，加油機台！包括 一控制單元101、一螢幕1〇2、多數按鍵丨〇3、—讀卡單元 1〇4、-笫-列印單元105、—第二列印單元1〇6、一輸入單 心〇7、多數油搶108 '一顯示單元1〇9、至少一感測單元 |10、一第一照明單元n卜一第二照明單元112、以及一揚 聲早疋113，控制單元1〇1係耦接至螢幕102、至少一按鍵 1〇3 '讀卡單70 104、第一列印單元105 '第二列印單元！ 06、 〜入單元1 07夕數油搶1 〇8、顯示單元1 〇9、該等感測單元 201207776 n〇、第一照明單元iH、第二照明單元U2'以及揚聲單元 113。螢幕102係即時顯示所需進行之程序以供使用者知 曉，該等按鍵103係供使用者按壓以選擇螢幕丨〇2所顯示的 選項，讀卡單元1〇4係用以讀取使用者用以付款的卡片，第 一列印單元丨05用以列印發票’第二列印單元1〇6用以列印 兒換券’輸入單元107用以輸入英文字或數字，該等油搶1〇8 係分別供應相對應的油品，顯示單元丨〇9係即時顯示已出油 的油品總量與總價；該等感測單元丨丨〇係設置於該加油機台 刖側，用以持續進行感測動作，並於測得有人經過時發送 觸發仏號至控制單元1 〇 1以啟動加油機台1 ;第一照明單 兀U 1係設置於輸入單元1 07側以供照明，第二照明單元！ 1 2 係設置於第一列印單元丨〇5及第二列印單元1〇6側以供照 明；揚聲單元U3用以播放聲音，以於螢幕102顯示所需進 行的程序時同步提供語音提示。 當使用者走到加油機台丨前方，該等感測單元1 10感測 並發送—觸發信號至控制單元101以啟動加油機台1，加油 機台1以螢幕102及揚聲單元113同步進行晝面及語音提 不使用者先將卡片插入讀卡單元104，讀卡單元104讀取 卡片以進行認證，並於認證通過時發送一通過訊息至控制 單兀101;控制單元101接收通過訊息，於螢幕102顯示其所 提供的油品種類供使用者知曉；使用者按壓該等按鍵103 以選擇所需的油品’然後拿取相對應的油搶108進行加油， 顯不單几1 09即時顯示已出油的油品總量及總價；當使用者 把油搶111掛回時，控制單元丨〇丨確認已出油的油品總量及 201207776 總價，並對卡W行付款料H印裝置1 加油的發票。 請參照圖2B，圖職本發明另—較佳實施例之自助加 油系統之加油機台!之示意圖，其與前_實施例之差異在於 控制單元1〇1、螢幕102、多數按鍵1〇3、讀卡單元】04、第 一列印單元Μ)5、第二列印單元⑽'輸入單元1〇7、該等感 測早心0、第—照明單元】"、第二照明單元"2、以及揚 聲早π 113係、另外獨立設置於—前端裝置⑺中亦即，如圖 2Β所示’加油機w係可由—前端裝置1()以及—加油機^ 所組成’ Λ中前端裝㈣較佳料—互動式多功能終端裝 置（kiosk)其連接至加油機I 1以對其進行控制；前端裝置 I 〇 L括控制單元1 〇〗、螢幕1 〇2、該等按鍵1 、讀卡單元 ι〇1、第一列印單元1〇5、第二列印單元1〇6、輸入單元、 該等感測單元110、第一照明單元⑴、第二照明單元⑴、 以及揚聲單元113，加油機22包括該等油搶以及顯示單 元 1 09。 。月參照圓3，圖3係本發明一較佳實施例之以自助加油 系統進行加油之流程圖，當使用者欲以本發明之自助加油 系統進行加油時，首先，將所欲用以付款的卡片插入加油 機口 1(步驟S101)，加油機台1讀取卡片（步驟S102)，並依 卡片的不同進行處理，若使用者用以付款的卡片是信用 卡’則加油機台1將卡片資訊透過路由器3、經由網路連線 傳送至卡片所對應的卡片伺服器5(步驟s 1 〇3)，卡片伺服器 5接收卡片之資訊並進行認證，於認證通過時發送通過訊息 201207776 油：機σ ι(步驟Sl〇4)，若卡片係將資料儲存於其上，加 供使^對自其助進行認證（步驟S1 〇5)’然後加油機台1始得提 序(步驟t η的服務(步驟遍)，使用者完成加油程 程序，若油機台1係依卡片的不同對卡片執行付款 金額h t 卡，則加油機台1係將本次加油的應付 _ Λ、過该路由器、經由網路連線傳送至卡片所對應 伺服器5’同時列印發票（步驟_)，卡片词服器^Most of the gas stations that are currently operating around the clock are concentrated in the metropolitan area. In areas such as suburbs, villages, sightseeing areas and other remote or populated areas, most gas stations are only open during the day, so for consumers, if needed Refueling at the gas station’s non-business hours is quite confusing.知知=There is a gas station that provides consumers with a full self-service refueling machine. They can use the refueling machine with full self-service refueling service to refuel with a credit card, so they can use the refueling service all day long. Time limit. However, the self-service refueling machine must be paid by credit card. For consumers who do not have a credit card, it is still not possible to self-refuel. Moreover, the self-fueling refueling machine can only provide a two-way invoice instead of For triple-issue invoices, it is not possible to enter a uniform number and license plate number, so this service cannot be used by consumers who need to report their account number. In addition, for consumers who are not familiar with the self-service refueling service, accidents such as the addition of gasoline to the diesel vehicle may occur due to the wrong oil grab. The heavy engine may cause the vehicle engine to be seriously damaged and cannot be repaired. Because of this, in the spirit of active invention, this is a self-service refueling system that can be used for self-service refueling with the 曰慧卡白, and after several research experiments, it has completed the invention of this tribute to the world. 201207776 [Summary of the Invention] In view of the above-mentioned self-service refueling system, there is still an improvement system that provides self-fueling with a card--self-service refueling_: Ben: Mingzhi: Features, the present invention proposes a self-service = system. $, at least - card word service, is the "through the network to get the details of the program" and the certification and payment procedures, - the central device, through the county connection to each! Product oil price information; at least one tanker, is to provide card service for self-service, the card is _ smart card, the tanker is connected to the network through the router to connect with the card The server is connected; and an endpoint feeding device is connected to the tanker through the route and connected to the center via a network connection to store oil price information of each oil provided by the central server. For access by these tankers. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to provide the reader with a better understanding of the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below. Referring to the drawings, the present invention is a schematic diagram of a self-service refueling system. At least - a tanker, an endpoint server 2, a router 3, a central feeder 4', and at least one card server 5, wherein the dispenser platform can be composed of a front end device and a fuel dispenser 1 , front-end device] 0 is connected to the tanker to control it; these tankers! The system is connected to the network connection via router 3 to connect the central server 4 and the card server 5, and the endpoint word server 2 is connected to the network connection via the route 3 to the central connection. The word server 4 is connected. The tankers (5) provide the service of self-fueling with cards, the second card series, and the smart card; the terminal feeding machine 2 is used to store and manage the oil price information of each oil for the fuel dispensers (5) The central server 4 is configured to provide oil price information for each oil product; the card server 5 is used to process the authentication and payment procedures of the card corresponding thereto. # When the user inserts the card for payment into the tanker, the tanker ^ reads the card for certification, and if the certification passes, the self-service fueling suit is provided. The user has to start the refueling procedure, and the card for payment can be used. Use a card for k, or a smart card in the form of an e-wallet such as a leisure card or an icash. = User: When the refueling program is completed, the refueling machine will perform the payment process for the card. The invoice for the refueling of the deaf; among them, the refueling machine is for the user to lose the number or the license plate number to be printed on the invoice; the tanker 1 :: user input to set - the upper limit capacity, or one The upper limit amount is as follows: The total amount of oil that has been discharged has reached the upper limit capacity set by the user, or, when r has reached the upper limit amount set by the user, the oil is stopped. Plus provides users _ preferential services, including =, card points and coupons for users to choose. Number:! The credit card or e-wallet on the market often has card points such as bonus points, which can be stored in the card pair or straight (4) 'the oil machine platform to perform payment on the card: the amount directly deducted - the discount amount If the user selects the :::: 201207776 preferential service, the fuel dispenser 1 prints a coupon after completing the payment process of the card, and simultaneously sends a coupon information to the central servo via the router 3 via the Internet connection. The device 4 is processed by the user; when the user exchanges the coupon for the merchant providing the service, the merchant transmits the information on the coupon to the central ship 4, and the central server 4 receives and compares To confirm whether the coupon has not been used, if it has not been used, send it - confirm the information to the merchant to complete the change procedure. If the user selects the discount service for the card points, the card number is stored in a card server corresponding to the card. At 5 o'clock, after the card server 5 completes the payment process of the card, the number of card points corresponding to the card is changed to increase-reward points; when the number of cards is When recorded on the card, the tanker is modified to increase the number of credits after completing the payment process of the card. The central server 4 provides information on the price of the oil, the number of cards, and the coupons. And the updated oil price information of each oil product, and the information is transmitted to the endpoint word server 2 via the network connection via the Internet connection 3 for storage and management, and is read by the fuel dispensers. Referring to FIG. 2A, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a fuel dispenser table 1 for self-service refueling according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2A, the fuel dispenser table includes a control unit 101, a screen 1〇2, and a majority. Button 丨〇3, - card reading unit 1〇4, -笫-printing unit 105, second printing unit 1〇6, one input single heart 〇7, most oil robbing 108' one display unit 1〇9, At least one sensing unit |10, a first lighting unit nb, a second lighting unit 112, and a sounding early 113, the control unit 101 is coupled to the screen 102, at least one button 1〇3 'read Card sheet 70 104, first printing unit 105 'second printing unit! 06, ~ into unit 1 107 eve oil Grab 1 〇 8, display unit 1 〇 9, the sensing unit 201207776 n〇, the first lighting unit iH, the second lighting unit U2 ′, and the speaker unit 113. The screen 102 displays the required program for immediate display. The user knows that the buttons 103 are for the user to press to select the option displayed on the screen , 2, and the card reading unit 1 〇 4 is used to read the card used by the user for payment, the first printing unit 丨 05 For printing the invoice 'second print unit 1〇6 for printing the coupon change' input unit 107 for inputting English characters or numbers, the oil grabs 1〇8 series respectively supply corresponding oil products, display unit The 丨〇9 series instantly displays the total amount of oil and the total price of the oil that has been discharged; the sensing units are set on the side of the tanker for continuous sensing operation and are measured by someone passing by. The trigger nickname is sent to the control unit 1 〇1 to start the fuel dispenser table 1; the first illumination unit U 1 is disposed on the input unit 107 side for illumination, the second illumination unit! The 1 2 system is disposed on the side of the first printing unit 丨〇5 and the second printing unit 1〇6 for illumination; the speaker unit U3 is used for playing sounds, and the voice is synchronously provided when the screen 102 displays the desired program. prompt. When the user walks to the front of the tanker, the sensing unit 10 senses and sends a trigger signal to the control unit 101 to start the fueling station 1, and the fueling station 1 synchronizes with the screen 102 and the speaker unit 113. The user and the voice first insert the card into the card reading unit 104, the card reading unit 104 reads the card for authentication, and sends a pass message to the control unit 101 when the authentication is passed; the control unit 101 receives the pass message. The screen 102 displays the type of oil it provides for the user to know; the user presses the button 103 to select the desired oil' and then takes the corresponding oil grab 108 to refuel, which is not only a few 09 instant display The total amount of oil that has been oiled out and the total price; when the user hangs the oil back 111, the control unit confirms the total amount of oil that has been discharged and the total price of 201207776, and pays for the card W. Invoice for printing device 1 refueling. Please refer to FIG. 2B , which is a schematic diagram of a fuel dispenser of a self-service refueling system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the previous embodiment is that the control unit 1 〇 1, the screen 102, and the majority of the buttons 1 〇 3 , card reading unit] 04, first printing unit Μ) 5, second printing unit (10) 'input unit 1 〇 7, the sensing of the early heart 0, the first - lighting unit] ", the second lighting unit " 2, and the sound is early π 113, and separately set in the front-end device (7), that is, as shown in Figure 2Β, 'the tanker w can be composed of the front-end device 1 () and the tanker ^ The front end (4) preferred material-interactive multi-function terminal device (kiosk) is connected to the fuel dispenser I 1 for control thereof; the front end device I 〇 L includes the control unit 1 、, the screen 1 〇 2, the buttons 1 a card reading unit ι1, a first printing unit 1〇5, a second printing unit 1〇6, an input unit, the sensing unit 110, a first lighting unit (1), a second lighting unit (1), and a The sound unit 113, the fuel dispenser 22 includes the oil grab and display unit 109. . Referring to the circle 3, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of refueling with a self-service refueling system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. When the user wants to refuel with the self-service refueling system of the present invention, first, the desired payment is used. The card is inserted into the dispenser port 1 (step S101), the dispenser table 1 reads the card (step S102), and is processed according to the card. If the card used by the user for payment is a credit card, then the dispenser table 1 will send the card information. Through the router 3, the card server 5 corresponding to the card is transmitted via the network connection (step s 1 〇 3), the card server 5 receives the information of the card and performs authentication, and sends a message through the message when the authentication passes. 201207776 Oil: Machine σ ι (step S1〇4), if the card system stores the data thereon, the supplier is authenticated (step S1 〇 5)' and then the fuel dispenser 1 is sorted (step t η Service (steps), the user completes the fueling program. If the oil machine 1 performs the payment amount ht card on the card according to the card, the fuel dispenser 1 will pay the _ _ Λ, the router, Via network connection to The server 5 'are simultaneously print invoices (step _), the card sheet corresponding word SERVER ^
从仃#的#用卡付款程序（步驟S1G9) ’若使用者用以付 -人的卡片是例如悠遊卡或icash等電子錢包形式的智慧 /、卡片金額係a己錄於卡片上，則加油機台1係直接將儲 ;片的卡片金額修改為扣除本次加油的應付金額， 同時列印發票（步驟S110)。 本發明之自助加油系統係針對信用卡、以及電子錢包 型式的智慧卡，提供消費者以—卡片即可進行之自助加油 服務，由於現今例如悠遊卡或43311等的電子錢包幾乎人手 -張，其使用率相當高，因為可以電子錢包進行自助加油 服務相當方便，且當電子錢包内的儲值金額不足時，使用 者可直接至鄰近加油站的24小時便利商店進行加值，因此 本發明之自助加油系統等同於可直接以現金進行自助加油 服務，對消費者來說非常方便。本發明更提供有例如金額 折抵、紅利點數、以及列印兒換券等優惠服務供消費者選 擇，業者亦可進行各項商業活動上的利用，並可隨時更新 活動以吸引注意；使用者更可依其喜好選擇兌換券，並於 例如便利商店、零售商店、電信公司、或網站等之提供有 201207776 兒換服務的合作商家，以所列印的兒換券進行兒換。另外， 以本發明之自助加油系統進行自助加油時，使用者可依需 求自行設定本次加油的一上限總量或一上限金額以防加油 過量，亦可輸入統一編號或車牌號碼以列印於發票上，且 對於不熟悉自助加油服務的使用者，當所拿取的油搶與所 選取的油品不符時，本發明之加油機台即控制油搶停止發 油，以防使用者加到錯誤的油品。 上述實施例僅係為了方便說明而舉例而已，本發明所 主張之權利範圍自應以申請專利範圍所述為準，而非僅限 於上述實施例〇 义 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1係本發明一較佳實施例之自助加油系統之示意圖。 圖2 Α係本發明一較佳實施例之自助加油系統之^油 之不意圖。 圖2Β係本發明一較佳實施例之自助加油李 七-立阳 尔，死之加油機台 統進行加油之 圖3係本發明一較佳實施例之以自助加油系 流程圖。 10前端裝置 102螢幕 104讀卡單元 【主要元件符號說明】 1加油機台 101控制單元 103按鍵 201207776 105第一列印單元 107輸入單元 109顯示單元 1 1 0感測單元 112第二照明單元 2端點伺服器 4中央伺服器 S101-S110 步驟 106第二列印單元 108油搶 11加油機 111第一照明單元 113揚聲單元 3路由器 5卡片伺服器From ########################################################################################################### The machine 1 directly modifies the amount of the card; the amount of the card is deducted from the amount of the replenishment of the refueling, and the invoice is printed (step S110). The self-service refueling system of the present invention provides a self-service refueling service for a credit card and an electronic wallet type smart card, which is convenient for the consumer to use the card-like electronic wallet, such as the leisure card or the 43311. The rate is quite high, because it is quite convenient to use the e-wallet for self-service refueling service, and when the stored value in the e-wallet is insufficient, the user can directly add value to the 24-hour convenience store adjacent to the gas station, so the self-service refueling of the present invention The system is equivalent to a self-service refueling service directly in cash, which is very convenient for consumers. The present invention further provides preferential services such as amount discount, bonus points, and printing coupons for consumers to select, and the business can also use various commercial activities, and can update the activities at any time to attract attention; users It is also possible to choose a redemption voucher according to its preferences, and provide a cooperative merchant with a service for 201207776, for example, in a convenience store, a retail store, a telecommunications company, or a website, and exchange the coupons for the printed children. In addition, when the self-service refueling system of the present invention is used for self-service refueling, the user can set an upper limit amount or an upper limit amount of the refueling according to the demand to prevent excessive refueling, and can also input a uniform number or license plate number to print on On the invoice, and for users who are not familiar with the self-service refueling service, when the oil taken is not in accordance with the selected oil, the fuel dispenser of the present invention controls the oil to stop the oil, so as to prevent the user from adding Wrong oil. The above-mentioned embodiments are merely examples for the convenience of the description, and the scope of the claims should be construed as the scope of the claims, and not limited to the above embodiments. A schematic diagram of a self-service refueling system of a preferred embodiment. Figure 2 is a schematic view of the self-fueling system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a self-service refueling of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The seventh embodiment of the present invention is a self-service refueling system. 10 front-end device 102 screen 104 card reading unit [main component symbol description] 1 fuel dispenser table 101 control unit 103 button 201207776 105 first printing unit 107 input unit 109 display unit 1 1 0 sensing unit 112 second lighting unit 2 end Point server 4 central server S101-S110 step 106 second printing unit 108 oil grab 11 fuel dispenser 111 first lighting unit 113 speaker unit 3 router 5 card server